# Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k

- **When:** Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 6:00 PM CST
- **Where:** 1220 SE Veitch St, Gainesville, FL, 32601
- **Event page:** https://runthis.run/event/rs-115494-tom-walker-half-marathon-5k

## Registration

Register on the event's own site: https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Gainesville/TomWalkerHalfMarathon5k?aflt_token=58wBqomPr6bPwa1YDhuKo0IQvrNCjzTq

## Description

The iconic and popular Tom Walker Half Marathon & 5k will return, to the beautiful Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail (this is a paved trail),  We will again be starting from First Magnitude Brewing in Gainesville. 

Half Marathon Starts at 7:30 AM with the 5k starting at 8:00 AM. Half Marathon Course Time limit is 3.5 hours. 

We plan to provide pacers for the Half Marathon at 1:30 (6:52 pace), 1:40 (7:37 pace), 1:50 (8:24 pace), 2:00 (9:09), 2:10 (9:55), 2:20 (10:40). **These will be Run Only and not Walk/Run pacers.  Reach out to Enoch Nadler at teamfloridatrackclub@gmail.com if you're interested in pacing. 

Registration will be available online until 1 hour prior to the race start. 

Volunteers are NEEDED for this race, please go to the "Volunteer" tab on the menu bar at the top of this page and sign up. This event is volunteer-led so please help us make this event successful for our local runners! 

Individual yearly membership to the Florida Track Club is only $40, family membership $65, and student membership $25.  Senior membership (65+) is $25 for an individual and $40 for a family. Please email us to set up Senior membership.

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Source: [https://runthis.run/event/rs-115494-tom-walker-half-marathon-5k](https://runthis.run/event/rs-115494-tom-walker-half-marathon-5k) — data from Run This (runthis.run).